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Can ferritin be normal while iron levels may be low?
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Yes: Ferritin can be falsely elevated in the face of low iron stores when there is also inflammation or infection. Ferritin is a slow phase reactant that increases in inflammation regardless of body iron stores.
Answered 9/13/2013
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Yes: Yes, because they are testing for different things.Ferritin tests for your total body iron stores and iron level tests for only the amount of iron present in the blood.
Answered 7/30/2017
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